The Coalition is set to announce new measures to override Labor and the Greens' block on the reintroduction of Temporary Protection Visas.

 Mr Abbott says his government will never grant permanent residency to asylum-seekers who arrive by boat.

Thea Cowie reports for SBS World News Australia Radio.

Coalition vows to try again to bring back TPVs

Australian Federal Police say they have arrested two men and broken up a Sydney-based syndicate responsible for helping people to leave Australia to fight in Syria's civil war.

Federal police say the arrests don't relate to any terrorism threat in Australia or any planned attack against the Australian community but are part of a complex operation.

The AFP say they relate to offences under the Crimes, Foreign Incursions and Recruitment Act.

Amanda Cavill reports.

Two arrested over alleged plans to fight in Syria

An education expert says Australia's poor ranking in an international education report card shows continuing disadvantage among students from migrant and refugee backgrounds. 

Associate Professor Ken Cruickshank at Sydney University speaks to SBS World News Australia's Laura Murphy-Oates. 

Interview with Associate Professor Ken Cruickshank

A young Liberian refugee is starting to make a big name for himself on the athletics track in Queensland, Stefan Armbruster reports for SBS World News Australia Radio.

No hurdle too big for teen refugee sprint champ

Lawyers for an asylum-seeker family with an Australian-born baby are in limbo after the federal government suspended permanent protection visa processing.
Last week in the Federal Circuit Court the government agreed not to remove the Rohingya family until the case was properly heard, including a protection visa application.

Lawyers for four-week-old Ferouz and his family sought an injunction to prevent their removal from immigration detention in Brisbane to Nauru.

Murray Watt from Maurice Blackburn lawyers spoke with Stefan Armbruster.

Visa suspension leaves baby Ferouz 'in limbo': lawyer

South-East Asia has major drug problem which is leading to a rise in HIV because of more unsafe sex.

That's one of the findings of a report by the Australian National Council on Drugs which warns amphetamine type stimulants are a major public health issue in the region.

The council says the number of ecstasy pills seized in the region has tripled last year from 1.6 million pills to 5.5 million pills.

Australia's HIV infection rate has risen by 10 per cent in 12 months which is the largest increase in 20 years.

So is there a causal link between the availability of synthetic drugs in Australia and the rising number of HIV cases?

Greg Dyett put that question to Professor Robert Ali (a-lye) from the Australian National Council on Drugs.

Drug-related spikes in HIV rates 'pose risk to Aussie travellers'

The Australian Medical Association's latest report on Indigenous health points to recent scientific breakthroughs that help to explain why the cycle of Indigenous disadvantage is so hard to break. Thea Cowie reports for SBS World News Australia Radio

Disadvantage is changing Indigenous genes, report says

A new report shows that that Indigenous participation and completion of these programs is poor and incarceration stats are worsening each year.

The number of Indigenous prisoners increased by 64% between 2000 and 2012, as compared to the non-indigenous increase of just 5%.

Researcher Dr Fatwah Al-Yaman, says this is a clear sign that we need to re-evaluate these programs and ensure they are culturally appropriate.

Jail diversion programs ignore Indigenous offenders: Interview with Dr Fatwah Al-Yaman

Shark kill teams and baited hooks set off Perth beaches are part of a new West Australian government plan to try to make the state's waters safer. Ryan Emery reports for World News Australia Radio.

WA government defends shark kill strategy

A man who describes himself as a classical liberal public policy analyst says there's nothing hypocritical about his appointment to the Australian Human Rights Commission. For the past seven years, Tim Wilson has worked at the free market analysis organisation, the Institute of Public Affairs, which has been calling for the Commission to be abolished. He speaks to Greg Dyett for World News Australia Radio.

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